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The document provides solutions to two problems involving flange couplings connecting shafts. [1] For a flange coupling connecting 50mm shafts, transmitting 30,000 kPa of torque at 650 rpm, the force on the coupling is calculated as 9.204 kN and the shearing stress in the 16mm bolts is 7.63 N/mm^2. [2] For a coupling connecting 30mm shafts transmitting 35 kW at 250 rpm, the shearing stress in the 13mm x 71.25mm key is calculated as 96,223 MPa.

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The document provides solutions to two problems involving flange couplings connecting shafts. [1] For a flange coupling connecting 50mm shafts, transmitting 30,000 kPa of torque at 650 rpm, the force on the coupling is calculated as 9.204 kN and the shearing stress in the 16mm bolts is 7.63 N/mm^2. [2] For a coupling connecting 30mm shafts transmitting 35 kW at 250 rpm, the shearing stress in the 13mm x 71.25mm key is calculated as 96,223 MPa.

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KEYS AND COUPLINGS

(Lecture)
Problem # 1
A flange coupling is to connect two 50mm shafts. The thickness of the radial flange is 22mm. The
diameter circle that connects the flanges is 160mm with six 16mm bolts. If the outside diameter of the
flange coupling is 200mm and the shaft revolves at 650 rpm and the torsional stress in the shaft is
30,000KPa, determine:
a) The force F on the coupling in Newton
N
Shearing stress in the bolts in
mm 2

Given:
DO = 200 mm SS = 30,000 KPa
DCB = 160 mm (bolt circle diameter) Dbolt = 16 mm
DS = 50 mm (shaft diameter) N = 650 rpm
tf = 22 mm (flange thickness)

Solution:
(a) The Force on the coupling in Newtons
T DCB 160 mm
F= where r = = = 80 mm
r 2 2
P
T= P is not given;
2 πN
16 T
therefore use SS =
3
πD

T=
SS πD 3 ( 30,000 KPa ) π ( 0.05 m ) 3
16
= KPa(
KN /m 2
)
16
T = 0.7363 KN-m
therefore the power that can be transmitted at 650 rpm is;

P = 2 π TN =
2 π ( 0.7363 KN −m ) 650( )( )
rev
min
1
min
60 sec

( KW
KJ−sec
)( KN
−sec 10 3 N )( KJ )( J )
10 3 J N−m

P = 50.12 KW
then;
0.7363 KN −m
T
F= =
r 80 mm
m
(
10 3 mm )
F = 9.204 KN Ans.

N
b) Shearing Stress in the bolts in
mm 2
F
S=
A
9.204 KN
Force per bolt = = 1.534 KN
6
F
SS =
A
1.534 KN
= π
( 16 mm ) 2
4
KN
= 0.00763
mm 2
N
or SS = 7.63 Ans.
mm 2

Problem # 2
A flange coupling transmitting 35 KW at 250 rpm connects two 30mm shafts. The coupling’s hubs have
the same diameter of 70mm and thickness of 75mm. The key way is 5% shorter than the hubs thickness.
If the key is 13mm x 13mm in size, and there are ten 10mm bolts in a 90mm diameter circle, determine
the shearing stress in the key.
Given:
P = 35 KW N = 250 rpm
DS = 30 mm Thubs = 75 mm
Dhubs = 70 mm No. of bolts = 10 bolts
DCB = 90 mm Dbolts = 10 mm
Lkey = 75 mm – 0.05(75 mm)
= 71.25 mm
Key size = 13mm x 13mm

Solution:
a) Shearing Stress in the key:
F
S=
A
where;
T
F== force on the shaft
r

T=
P
=
35 KW ( KJ
KW −sec )(min )(
60 sec 103 J
KJ )( N −m
J )
2 πN rev
2 π (250 )
min
T = 1336.902 N-m
1336.902 N−m
T
F = = 30 mm
r
2 (
m
10 3 mm )
F = 89,126.8 N
then;
89,126.8 N
F
SS = =
A ( 13 mm )( 71.25 mm ) (
m
10 3 mm
2 )
( () 10MPa
3 KPa )
N KPa
SS = 96,223,265.86 m2 N
103
m2
SS = 96,223 MPa Ans.

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